Hammock.



HARRY MINTZ, OF DORCI-IESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAMMOCK.

Application filed September 28, 1914.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY MINTZ, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Dorchester, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hammocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hammocks, and more particularly to couch or Gloucester hammocks so-called, which, as heretofore commonly made, comprise flexible end members of canvas or the like, by which the hammock is hung, and between which is a wind shield or back of the same material as said end members. The said wind shield or back as heretofore construc-ted has proved unsatisfactory in service because of the fact that it' does not provide a firm, easy and comfortable back rest, and this is true even when, as is sometimes the case, a batten or other stiffening means is provided at the top of the wind shield to prevent sagging thereof. It is the object of this invention t0 provide a hammock of this general type having a back rest which offers elastic but fairly lirm support over its entire surface, thus enhancing the comfort and pleasure of the user.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate an embodiment of my invention,

Figure l is a front view of a hammock embodying my invention; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view on line 2 2, Fig. 1.

A are the end members of the hammock, made of canvas or other usual material, and having the usual ropes or suspension members A for securing the hammock to any suitable support, as thehooks B. Extending transversely of each of said ends A and suitably secured thereto, as by bolts c, are angle iron end bars C to which are secured side bars D. Between said end bars is stretched the spring fabric S (Fig. 2), said end bars, side bars and spring fabric forming the usual supporting frame for a mattress or cushion (not shown), and serving as the seat of the hammock.

Each of said end bars C is provided at one Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 26, 1917.

Serial No. 863,801.

end with a vertical post C, preferably formed integral therewith by bending the angle iron, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. E is the hammock back comprising a mattress supporting frame having angle iron end bars E', side bars E2 and a spring fabric E3 stretched between said end bars. The said end bars E extend beyond the side bars E2 forming lugs E, which are pivotally secured as by pins F to the webs of said posts C, thus pivotally securing said mattress supporting frame or back E to said posts C.

When the hammock is in use and the parts in their normal positions, the frame or back E is detachably and securely held in the position shown in Fig. l by fastenings, such as the cords or lacings G, connecting said frame and the suspension members A. If necessary or desirable, eyelets a in the end members A registering with apertures e in the end bars E", may be provided, through which cords or lacings may be passed to secure said back to said end members.

It will, I believe, be clear that the said frame or back E when provided with a mattress or cushion, forms a slightly yielding rest or support against which the user may lean with comfort and ease. It will be equally clear that when the hammock is packe for transportation or, according to the common practice, is to be hoisted under a piazza roof or other covering for protection against dampness or the like, the cords or lacings G can be readily unfastened and the back or frame E swung down upon its pivot into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, with the two mattresses or cushions between the mattress frames.

A hammock constructed as above described is simple, easily and economically formed integral therewith, a back rest com- Signed by Ine at Boston, Massachusetts, plete in itself and independent of said sea; this twenty-fifth day of September, 1914. frame pivotally mounted on said posts an adapted to lie in a plane substantially par- HARRY MINTZ 5 allel with said seat frame When in folded po- Witnesses:

sition, and means detachably to secure said CHARLES D. WOODBERRY, rest in normal position for use. RICHARD W. HALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

